GUIDE TO CREPE MAKERS

World Cuisine 13-Inch Diameter Tibos Electric Crepe Maker (10103)

Manufacturer : Paderno World Cuisine
In Stock : 5

List Price:	$189.00
Price:	$121.99
You Save:	$67.01 (35%)

Features

Wooden crepe turner and scraper
Cleaning brush included
Non-stick 13 inch diameter griddle
Indicator light to signal heating
Cursor to regulate the thermostat

Product Description

The 13 inch Tibos crepe maker has a smooth, no stick surface to spread batter evenly. It comes with complete instructions and recipes. It takes a mere four seconds to spread the batter and 30 seconds to make the crepe. The extensive recipe book provides explanations and inspiration. UL approved with 110 volts, 1300 watts and 12 amps.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.50 out of 8 reviews

Rating :
Very close to our European Crepe Maker - Marilyn Targos, Nov 07, 2009

After coming back from our military tour in Germany we decided we needed to have a 110 American Crepe Maker. We used our crepe maker like crazy in Germany and had many friends request possession of our appliance. I ordered this Crepe Maker and we feel like we can pick up where we left off. All of the accessories we used are in there and the griddle works the same. This crepe maker was a great choice to get back into the European swing of things again. Highly recommend.

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throw away the accessories - GUGLHUPF, Sep 08, 2009

After 6 months of Sunday Crepe breakfasts for the family I now regularly get excellent Crepes (almost) with this Crepe maker without resorting to the professional Krampouz. As usual you have to practice, practice, practice.

Here are a few recommendations:
Ditch the plastic crepe helper. It's similar to the foaming helpers in Espresso machines, it gets total novices over the initial contact hump but quickly stops you from making any decent progress with the product (Crepe). The tool creates a messy experience and creates uneven crepes.

Second ditch the scraper. It's very hard to get good crepes if you prefer the very liquid kind of dough (which I like). Instead get a round Birchwood scraper. They tend to be larger as well ( 8 inches or so). The round surface allows you to evenly spread the dough ( AMAZON sells them )

Third ditch the spatula. It's simply to short. If you make a real crepe, a really thin crepe the provided spatula will just pierce through the crepe when you lift it to turn or take off the crepe maker. I got a 23 inch Birchwood spatula and am very happy with it.

Fourth: There is no magic to crepe if you follow my advice, use this great crepe maker and practice, practice, practice. I use a simple crepe recipe. You need to play with the temperature and times a bit. My crepes are done within 50s on the first side and 30s for the other side. Experiment and watch videos on the internet.

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AMAZING - our favorite kitchen appliance! - L. Brannock, Sep 07, 2009

I bought this in July 2009 for a Bastille Day party - it was a huge hit! I practiced a few days before the party and couldn't have been happier. Thought it was a little pricey, but has proven to be worth every cent. Fist crepe or two will be a mess, but just keep trying. MAJOR improvement from just using a frying pan. The flat surface allows you to make larger and thinner crepes. We do not use the pre-measured well or scoop. We do use the wooden tools that are included and that is all you need, I just pour an amount in the middle and can eyeball the correct amount. Then I quickly spread with the wooden t-shaped tool to spread the batter evenly. Watch YouTube videos of crepe making to get the process down. We do not grease our surface before cooking b/c I use a recipe from the internet that contains melted butter and nothing ever sticks. This item cooks EVENLY and I use setting 3 for my crepes - other setting cook to fast for me. I do not use the included recipe book, but they do look good. I typically make my mix in the blender and it keeps for 48 hours, allowing me to whip out a crepe for breakfast and dinner 2 days in a row. I also like to cook one side, then flip, then crack an egg on top of the cooked side, let it cook for 1 or 2 minutes, then flip again and add cheese with enough time to melt and then fold and serve. Got this idea from YouTube video of a pro crepe maker. Ignore videos of crepe makers that are not on the street cooking crepes in front of customers - the other videos are a huge waste of time! Long and short of it - GREAT investment for your kitchen!! I even take mine on vacation to the beach! Enjoy!

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Perfect Parisian crepes (one you get the hang of it!) - B. Seeman, Jun 14, 2009

Ever since a first visit to France, we've been trying to find the perfect home crepe maker and for us this is it. The directions are very specific and should be followed to the T, with one exception: the included measuring cup for batter is not quite big enough and a touch (maybe about 2-3 Tbsp.) more batter needs to be used for each crepe. Also, when you start the spreading action, it tells you that it needs to be completed in 4 seconds and this is true! You must be really quick. Our favorites are strawberries and nutella and for savory, fried egg (which can be done right on the crepe maker prior to making your crepe), spinach, mushrooms and shredded cheese.

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Buyer Beware! - Anne L. Watson, Jan 04, 2009

You can waste an awful lot of ingredients trying to make this thing work. What they don't tell you is that the spreader system only works with their recipes and THEY HAVE NO RECIPES FOR ORDINARY CREPES. Just buckwheat, so it that's what you want to make, go for it. Since I had regular crepes in mind, I filled up the garbage can rather quickly with failure after failure. The best of my efforts only made 3/4 of a circle, and it's not possible to make a second pass.

By the way, I'm a fairly accomplished cook, not a newbie at crepe-making at all. I thought this thing would make it easier. Live and learn.

You can still use it as a griddle, of course--but it's sure overpriced for an electric griddle.

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